UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- BirdsNest BRL 9000
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
BRL 9000 - A-1 1 AA-side runout area
BRL 9000 - B-1 Tone FB-side runout area
Vinyl pressings
by Agnes Strange · 1975
Strange Flavour was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1975, the album's first year. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
BRL 9000 - A-1 1 AA-side runout area
BRL 9000 - B-1 Tone FB-side runout area
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | UK | BirdsNest BRL 9000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | BirdsNest BRL 9000LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Germany | RCA PPL 1-8082LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Italy | Wow Records Wow 2857LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2015 | Italy | Radiation Reissues RAD7003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Spain | Sommor SOMM110LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Spain | Sommor SOMM110LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Birdsnest BRL 9000LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Europe | Ethelion ET 1023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Hungary | Birdsnest BRL 9000LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of Strange Flavour are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK. One of them is BirdsNest BRL 9000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BRL 9000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BRL 9000 - A-1 1 A and BRL 9000 - B-1 Tone F. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.